Loons earn Fields of Excellence Award

Daily News staff

Published
7:13 pm EDT, Monday, April 15, 2019

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Pioneer Athletics announced Monday that the Great Lakes Loons have been selected as a winner of the 2018 Fields of Excellence Award, which honors outstanding athletics fields and the field crews who maintain them. The Fields of Excellence Award program was established by Pioneer in 1997 and has honored over 1,100 fields from around the country since its creation.

"It's a great honor to be recognized by Pioneer Athletics. The crew here works tirelessly to make the playing surface (of Dow Diamond) top-notch, and they deserve all the credit for this," Loons' head groundskeeper Kelly Rensel said in a written release. "Their hard work has paid off and will continue to do so."

As an award recipient, the Loons will receive a certificate of recognition and a Fields of Excellence banner that they can display at Dow Diamond.